Unit 1 Mastery Project
You will choose ONE of the following to demonstrate excellent mastery for UNIT 1.
(remember you MUST have your outline, PPICE, charts, concepts and PEGS for a basic grade)
You also can redo discussion questions and document analysis to repair grades
OPTION 1:
Illustrated free response question. You will be given one randomly chosen free response
question from the AP exam. You will illustrate your response to the question on a poster. You
may exchange your question only ONCE.
Form your answer in Political, Economic, geographic and social terms if not already given.
4
Question is posted
and all parts of the
question are
completely answered
Strong thesis that
answers all parts of
the question and
makes an argument,
statement or takes a
position.
Illustrations give clear
strong support of
thesis and position or
statement
Correct SFI that give
clear strong support
of thesis and position
or statement
Rubric for Option 1
3
2
Question is posted
Question is posted
with all parts
but answer is limited.
addressed
1
No question is not
posted or answer
does not address the
question
No thesis
Good Thesis with
strong support
Basic thesis with basic
statements of support
Illustrations give clear
strong support of
thesis
Illustrations offer
basic or limited
support of the thesis
Illustrations unrelated
to the question
Correct SFI that gives
clear support of thesis
Correct SFI that
support thesis
No SFI, unrelated or
incorrect facts
Option 2 (see back)
OPTION 2: Colonial Mix up. Choose four of the six categories for Colonial America:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Geography and/or Climate
Religion
Education and/or Culture
Native Americans
Government
Indentured Servitude/Slavery
Then, put the category in a different location in Colonial America. Explain the impact your
change would have had on the Colonies. For example, put the Puritans in Georgia. What
impact did this have on the Puritans? How does this affect the rest of the Colonies or the
future of America?
Your answer can be in written or illustrated format.
Rubric for Option 2
4
All 4 categories
described in excellent
detail
Detailed description
of original category
backed up with
correct SFI
New placement of
categories is given
and described in
excellent detail
New impact is
described in excellent
detail
Effect on Colonies
and or/America’s
future is detailed and
highly plausible.
3
Good description of 4
categories
2
Basic description of 4
categories
1
Less than 4 categories
chosen
Good, correct SFI
support of original
category/location
Original
category/location is
described with basic
and correct SFI
New placement of
categories is given
and described in basic
detail
New impact is
described in basic
detail
Effect on the Colonies
and/or America’s
future is basic and
logical
Original impact is not
described and or
incorrect SFI is given
New placement of
categories is given
and described in good
detail
New impact is
described in good
detail
Effect on Colonies
and/or America’s
future is good and
plausible.
Categories are in
original location
New impact is not
described
Effect on Colonies or
America’s future is
not described or
illogical
FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS
1. Evaluate the influence of religion on the development of colonial
society in TWO of the following areas:
a. The Spanish Southwest
b. New England
c. New France
2. Early encounters between American Indians and European
colonist led to variety of relationships among the different
cultures. Analyze how the actions taken by BOTH American
Indians and European colonists shaped those relationships in
TWO of the following regions. Confine your answer to the 1600s.
a. New England
b. Chesapeake
c. Spanish Southwest
d. New York and New France
3. Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both
settled by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had
evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in
development occur?
4. Compare and contrast England’s early efforts at colonization to
Spain’s. Be sure to take into account the incentives and sequence
of the events.
5. In what ways was the early history of the Americas a Red, White
and Black collision?
6. What were the economic, geographic and social factors that
encouraged slavery during the period of 1607-1775
7. What degree of religious freedom was realized in British North
American prior to 1700?
8. In what ways did the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening
prompt Americans to challenge traditional sources of authority?
9. Analyze the ways in which THREE of the following helped shape
the economy and social structure of the southern colonies in the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
a. The environment
b. The headright system
c. Indentured servitude
d. Slavery
10.
Analyze the cultural and economic responses of TWO of the
following groups to the Indians of North America before 1750.
a. British
b. French
c. Spanish
11.
Analyze the impact of the Atlantic trade routes established
the mid 1600s on economic development in the British North
American Colonies. Consider the period 1650-1750.
12.
Compare the ways in which religion shaped the
development of colonial society (to 1740) in TWO of the following
regions.
a. New England
b. Chesapeake
c. Middle Atlantic
13.
Compare the ways in which TWO of the following reflected
tensions in colonial society.
a. Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)
b. Pueblo Revolt (1680)
c. Salem witchcraft trials (1692)
d. Stono Rebellion (1739)
14.
“Geography was the primary factor in shaping the
development of the British colonies in North America.” Assess the
validity of this statement for the 1600s.
15.
Analyze the differences between the Spanish settlements
in the Southwest and the English colonies in New England in the
seventeenth century in terms of TWO of the following:
a. Politics
b. Religion
c. Economic Development
16.
Compare and Contrast the ways in which economic
development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the
period form 1607 to 1750.